Opinion

Topic: Reparations. One of the tragic elements in American history was chattel slavery. This was not unique to America. What was unique was that the founders stipulated in the Constitution that 20 years after its ratification (that would be 1808), the slave trade would be abolished. They wrote the Constitution in 1787—this was “William Wilberforce’s […]

Topic: Vulnerable Children. One of the key building blocks in society is the family. The settlers and founders of America noted that our Constitution will only work with a religious and moral populace. Family is one of the keys to transmitting values from one generation to the next. Fast Forward to today and we see […]

Topic: The War on American History. There is a war on American history, a war on America as founded. A recent example can be seen in the case where the National Park Service under the current administration set out to tear down the statue of William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania (named after his father) […]

We have become a nation of rude people. Does that matter? I actually think it does because there is a link between manners and morals. As a grandfather of three little children, it’s so important to teach them to engage in good manners, to be grateful. I even write thank you notes to local places […]

In recent decades the quality of American education has plummeted. When you scan the headlines related to education, you realize how far we have fallen: ∙A “non-binary” activist teacher promotes the woke agenda for kindergarteners and claims that the U.S. and Israel have “no right to exist.” ∙Harvard, America’s oldest and most prestigious college (historically), […]